The guard of the tree of life, or, A sacramental discourse showing a Christians…The guard of the tree of life, or, A sacramental discourse shewing a Christians…

But suppose that God should forbear his stroke now, yet it is certain to come. ¹And woe be to them, whose vengeance is reserved for another day. Ah, it will come then with a witness, then with load enough, when the guilt of all thy profanations of this glorious ordinance; come together; and therefore beware, beware as thou loves thy body; nay, thy soul, & that for ever, beware of unworthy partaking, &c.

But suppose that God should forbear his stroke now, yet it is certain to come. ¹And wo be to them, whose vengeance is reserved for another day. Ah, it will come then with a witness, then with load enough, when the guilt of al thy prophanations of this glorious ordinance; come together; and therefore beware, beware as thou loves thy body; nay, thy soul, & that for ever, beware of unworthy partaking, &c.

1. 1Quorum ultio reponitur in futurum.

Use 2. If so, Oh! then look to it, you who go on in a way of profanation of Gods Ordinances. ⟨p. 147⟩God hath said, he will be sanctified of them who draw near to him. And dost thou believe this? Is it true, or is it false? I know thou dare not but say this is truth, God himself speaks it. Well then, this being a truth what may thou expect who art a profaner of his Ordinances? And to all thy profanations, as it was said of Herod, he added this, that he cast John in prison; so you add this to all the rest, the profanation of this Ordinance of the Lords Supper. Oh! this is a sin, for which God will not bear with thee. If God would not bear with his own people, the Corinthians, who yet had grace, were habitually disposed, were justified, sanctified, and wanted only actual preparation and disposition, in the Ordinance, how shall he bear with thee thou profane person, graceless person?